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Google Street View cases may be reopened in Europe

, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [2]

Google may have avoided any messy legal trouble with the FCC in the United States over the Street View case, but Europe isn’t quite done with the search company just yet. The New York Times reports that privacy groups in the UK, France, and Germany may reopen their investigations into the Street View case after it was revealed that the engineer behind the project knew exactly what the capabilities were. Read The Full Story

LightSquared sacrifices director to save LTE scheme

, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [4]

Beleaguered would-be 4G carrier LightSquared could eke out an extension on its financing, if outspoken director Philip Falcone agrees to step down and concede to anti-bankruptcy provisions. LightSquared faces the expiration of a debt-terms violations waiver later today, but according to insiders whispering to the WSJ could extend that for a week if Falcone drops out of public sight. However, Falcone's presence isn't the only aspect worrying investors: there are also concerns that he could push for bankruptcy and leave lenders with nothing. Read The Full Story

Google’s “rogue engineer” Street View excuse blown apart

, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [5]

Suspicions around Google's handling of data privacy in Street View data collection have been reawakened, with allegations that the incident was not solely the work of one "rogue engineer." Google released a lightly-redacted version of the full report this weekend, leaving more details visible than the FCC's heavily censored version; in it, it's confirmed that the engineer who began the Street View project as his "20%" spare time project at Google "specifically told two engineers working on the project, including a senior manager, about collecting payload data." Read The Full Story

Google releases full FCC Street View report

, Apr 28th 2012 Discuss [1]

Google has decided to voluntarily release the results of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probe into its Street View privacy probe. The governmental organization looked into allegations that the search giant was collecting data from millions of households throughout the country, specifically information about wireless networks. The FCC concluded that what Google did was wrong but not illegal. Read The Full Story

Google Street View investigation officially closed

, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google received a slap on the wrist for the Street View fiasco where sensitive information was gleaned from open access WiFi points. Two weeks ago, Google was fined a mere $25,000 over the issue, saying that it acted in good faith and was more than happy to pay the penalty. The FCC appears to be fully satisfied, and has today declared the case against Google officially closed. Read The Full Story

FCC boosts funding for rural broadband

, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you venture outside of large cities in many areas of the country, you quickly realize there is no broadband capability in many instances. Rural broadband initiatives are one of the things that Obama and the White House have been pushing. The FCC has announced this week that $300 million has been set aside to extend the high-speed Internet access to 400,000 homes. Read The Full Story

FCC approves AT&T spectrum transfer to T-Mobile

, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

The FCC has approved the transfer of AWS spectrum from AT&T to T-Mobile, who celebrated the news this morning with the announcement. The spectrum to be transferred is part of the breakup agreement between the two carriers for their ill-fated merger attempt. T-Mobile plans to use the new AWS spectrum for building out its own LTE network in 2013. Read The Full Story

Verizon’s 700MHz sale trashed by T-Mobile

, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [1]

T-Mobile is committed to blocking Verizon's proposed purchase of AWS spectrum from various cable companies. Verizon recently offered to sell all of its block A and B 700MHz spectrum in exchange for FCC approval of its AWS deal. However, T-Mobile USA CEO Philip Humm personally met with senior FCC officials last week to insist that the sale would not be enough to mitigate any negative effects that the AWS deal would create. Read The Full Story

Verizon to sell 700MHz spectrum to gain AWS cable spectrum

, Apr 18th 2012 Discuss [4]

Verizon Wireless announced today that it will be selling all of its block A and B 700MHz spectrum to get approval for its purchase of AWS spectrum from a group of cable companies to expand its 4G LTE network. The move comes as the FCC and the Department of Justice are mulling over the transaction, which has faced opposition from smaller carriers, including T-Mobile and MetroPCS. Read The Full Story

New Google inquiry demanded after “slap on the wrist” $25k fine

, Apr 17th 2012 Discuss [11]

Complaints over the FCC's $25,000 fine of Google for its Street View data collection have escalated into demands for a new investigation, with privacy advocates and members of congress voicing concerns that Google got off too lightly. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) blasted Google and the FCC yesterday then promptly filed a letter of complaint to the US Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., the Boston Herald reports, arguing that even the FCC itself admitted the investigation was insufficient. Read The Full Story

Google and FCC blasted by privacy watchdogs despite $25k fine

, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [9]

Google may have been fined by the FCC for its behavior around the Street View investigation, but privacy watchdogs are still foaming at the mouth that the search giant has been let off the hook for gathering WiFi details. The US Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has taken the FCC to tasks for what it sees as a "surprising" decision to clear Google of violating the federal wiretap act, despite a US federal court ruling otherwise. Read The Full Story

Google Street View car case closed with FCC $25,000 fine

, Apr 14th 2012 Discuss [23]

Way back in the year 2010 Google was accused and essentially found guilty of (perhaps accidentally) using their Google Maps street mapping cars to collect personal information from Wi-fi networks. As they drove through your neighborhood, they collected all the data there was to be had floating around the area - or so that's what the situation seemed to be when Google explained that they were "mortified by what happened" when the news broke. Now the FCC is fining Google saying that they had "deliberately impeded and delayed" an investigation into this situation - this fine totaling $25,000 this month. Read The Full Story
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